Abstract
Bernadette Gral examines the relationship between financial slack and corporate performance in the European pharmaceutical industry during the financial crisis of 2007 to 2010. Her investigation includes correlational and regression analyses as well as the qualitative content analysis of newspaper articles. The results show that financial slack influences corporate performance measured as ROA based on net income, thus implying that firms use slack resources to enhance performance during crises. The findings support the arguments for a beneficial effect of financial slack on performance according to the resource based view and behavioral theory of the firm.
| Translated title of the contribution | Foreword |
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| Original language | German |
| Title of host publication | How financial slack affects corporate performance : An examination in an uncertain and resource scarce environment |
| Editors | Bernadette Gral (author) |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Place of Publication | Wiesbaden |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publication date | 2014 |
| Pages | v-vi |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-658-04551-7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-658-04552-4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| MoE publication type | B2 Book chapter |
Keywords
- 512 Business and Management